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Posted by rubenbe 6/30/2025

A CarFax for Used PCs; Hewlett Packard wants to give old laptops new life(spectrum.ieee.org)
98 points | 110 commentspage 3
sandworm101 7/1/2025|
Every time I've tried to sell and/or give away my previous laptop, I discovered that nobody wants anything more than a few years old. A 6yo Acer laptop, that isn't running the latest windows, is basically worthless even in the eyes of charities. And a used laptop running linux, regardless of age, seems to be unwanted by everyone.
bigyabai 6/30/2025||
This is the sort of thing that gets developed for benevolent reasons, and then deployed as an excuse to outlaw any third-party servicing as dishonest log manipulation.
6d6b73 6/30/2025||
The images contain date of the example report - 2023. Can we assume that the current HP laptops already gather all that information and store them, and the new "feature" is just a new way of extracting money from something they are already doing?
msgodel 6/30/2025||
Wow HP is the last company I would expect to get this right.
llimos 6/30/2025||
HP laptops don't last 3 years these days. You're lucky to get past 1.

They haven't made anything good for years now.

6d6b73 6/30/2025||
The images contain date of the example report - 2023. Can we assume that the current HP laptops already gather all that information and store them, and the new "feature" is just a new way of extracting money from something they are already doing
late2part 7/1/2025||
Solution in search of a problem...
mock-possum 7/2/2025||
how does the adage go - “invent a problem, then sell the solution?”

We see you, HP.

kome 7/1/2025||
they sure know how to complicate simple stuff
sergius 6/30/2025|
Isn't that caller eBay?